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About North Highline Unincorporated Area Council

Unincorporated Area Councils provide the County with community input on behalf of citizens living within the geographic boundary of the UAC, including but not limited to the following issues, programs and policies: More...

New service levels for King County Roads - What you
should know as a resident of North Highline

King County Roads has implemented new criteria for
determining maintenance on existing roads in unincorporated King County.
The following link describes the 5 tiers of service levels. When you
check the map you will see that many of the roads in North Highline are
Tier 5.

Tier 5 — Least reliable access
Tier 5 roads carry 10% of the County road system's total daily trips.
Features: Local residential roads that have alternative routes available
for travel in case of road closures.
Service: Will receive virtually no storm and snow response. Maintenance
will be limited and based on factors such as life safety and risk,
resulting in a growing number of deteriorating roads. Users can expect
to see some closures, which may result in longer detours and difficulty
accessing property. These roads may also be downgraded to a gravel
surface, restricted to one lane, and have load limits and lower speed
limits.
For more information go to the following
link.

Unincorporated King County to see few snowplows this
winter

King County will plow only 10 percent of its road
miles during snowfalls this winter, a casualty of a continuing decline
in the county roads budget .

North Highline Graffiti Management Program

Graffiti is a crime. It is costly and destructive and sends a message
that the community is not concerned about the appearance of its
neighborhoods. It generates neighborhood fear, causes instability,
signals an increase in crime, lowers property values, hurts business
revenue, it s economically detrimental to our community, and is a sign
of urban decay.

By covering the graffiti as soon as possible, you rob the vandal of
the effort and time it took to do the tag, and most likely they
will move on to another location. You can prevent your property from
becoming a "know tag site" by removing graffiti immediately.

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council provides paint and
paint supplies for free to residents and business owners. We can
also paint out the graffiti on your property free as a community
service. You must be the property owner or authorized to sign a
release waiver.

Nest Meeting - Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 7pm

North Highline Unincorporated Area Council
(NHUAC) Meeting
When: Thursday, September 3 at 7pm
Where: North Highline Fire Station (1243 SW 112th Street)
Check back for details

NHUAC will be on summer break in July and
August - please check back for details for the September 3 meeting.

In the meantime, plan on stopping by our
booth at the White Center Jubilee Days Festival, Saturday - July 18th
and Sundary - July 19th.

At our June 4th meeting we heard from James
Paribello and Frank O’Dell from the Washington State Liquor Control
Board on legislation and licensing of Recreational Marijuana Stores (502
stores). Under the new legislation all medical marijuana dispensaries
(which are all currently unregulated) will be required to close by July,
2016, or apply and obtain a 502 license. There are currently no
regulations in unincorporated King County to prevent the concentration
of 502 stores - cities like Seattle, Bellevue, and a host of others have
enacted local ordinances creating "buffer" zones to prevent marijuana
stores from being within 1000 feet of one another. Without this
protection, White Center could conceivably be the home to many
recreational stores. Although these stores are regulated and must
comply with many strict standards,the question remains if it is good for
our community to have a glut of these types of businesses.

NEWS FROM THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL

In December, 2013 the King County Council approved a 1
year moratorium on Medical Marijuna Dispensaries in the unincorporated
Areas of King County. The Moratorium was set to expire on Dec 16.
The council has now approved a 6 month extension of the moratorium
(Ordinance 2014-0380).

Under this ordinance, no new Medical Marijuana Dispensaries cannot open in
unincorporated King County - this includes all of North Highline
neighborhoods: White Center, Top Hat, Boulevard Park and Glendale.

Did you know that there are 8 unregulated dispensaries operating in a 3
block area in the White Center Business District.

King County Regional Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

AFIS provides criminal identification services to officers,
investigators, prosecutors, and corrections staff. Program staff
fingerprint and identify all inmates booked into county jails.
This helps to identify possible wanted or dangerous offenders before
they are released, even if they provide false names and incorrect
information. Staff also recover and process fingerprints from
major crime scenes. The AFIS Program’s existence aids in solving
crimes throughout King County, and contributes to the safety of both
officers and citizens.

KC Metro Zone Boundary Line

The NHUAC has requested that KC Metro review it's policy regarding the
southern Zone Boundary, currently SW Roxbury (SW96th). The northern Zone
Boundary is at 145th North. We have requested that they move the
southern boundary to the Burien Park and Ride (148th SW) which would
make a trip from North Highline to Seattle a one zone ride. Click
here to see our
letter. And this is their
response.

Write to us @
North Highline Unincorporated Area Council
P.O Box 66900
Burien, WA 98166